Director employee safety and health job description
Example director employee safety and health requirements on a job description
- Minimum 5 years of experience in occupational safety and health management.
- Bachelor's degree in occupational safety and health or related field.
- Knowledge of federal, state, and local safety and health regulations.
- Experience in developing and implementing safety and health programs.
- Certified Safety Professional (CSP) designation or equivalent.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills to effectively communicate safety and health policies and procedures to all levels of the organization.
- Ability to lead and motivate a team of safety and health professionals.
- Analytical skills to identify safety and health hazards and develop effective solutions.
- Strong attention to detail to ensure compliance with safety and health regulations.
- Leadership skills to collaborate with senior management and stakeholders to create a safety and health culture.
Director employee safety and health job description example 1
Sodexo Management, Inc. director employee safety and health job description
Oversee 2 direct reports and a team of 25 safety professionals. Position will be based in Houston and will require about 25-40% travel. Successful candidate should have experience in RCA, 5 Why, human performance, incident case management, OSHA regulations and safety training programs. Preferred experience in oil and gas or industrial settings.
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Sodexo is the North American leader for Quality of Life Services. More than 150,000 Sodexo employees work to improve the quality of daily life for our 13,000 client sites in North America. Sodexo partners with clients to help them attain their strategic vision by developing Facility Management service solutions that increase the effectiveness of their people, enhance their business processes and optimize their infrastructure, which deliver tangible outcomes.
Our client portfolio spans multiple markets across the nation including education, corporate services, healthcare and government services, which means we can offer a career full of variety, challenge and tremendous growth opportunities.
Responsible for the Health & Safety segment support as Health & Safety Single Point of Contact (HS-SPOC), strategic planning, deployment, compliance, loss prevention & incident investigation, and training within the assigned Zone. Health & Safety includes all safety disciplines, such as environment, health and safety, food safety, and product quality assurance.
Qualifications & Requirements:Basic Education Requirement - Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience
Basic Management Experience - 5 years
Basic Functional Experience - 5 years of related experience
Sodexo is an EEO/AA/Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran employer.
Director employee safety and health job description example 2
Northern Arizona Healthcare Corporation director employee safety and health job description
Responsibilities
People Management
* Engages team members in developing, implementing, and evaluating annual and strategic plans.
* Ensures team has the education, resources and tools they need to effectively deliver services.
* Communicates timely and effective mandatory program timelines and deadlines to leaders and colleagues.
* Mentors, supports, develops and encourages team members through monthly 1:1.
* Utilizes rewards and recognition program for milestones, service and special achievements.
* Involves colleagues and their leaders in injury analysis, RCA and identification or prevention strategies.
Safety & Quality Management
* Maintains current knowledge of regulatory changes and their effect on employee health programs.
* Administers programs that are compliant with local, state and federal regulations and NAH policies.
* Involves senior leadership in analyzing injury trends and implementing programs to improve safety.
* Utilizes evidence-based guidelines to drive process improvement to prevent harm and improve safety.
* Provides injury/exposure data monthly to environment of care committee and semi-annually to quality assurance committee, seeks feedback and implements corrective actions as needed, then reports back to committee.
* Ensures OSHA logs and WC claim files are maintained within regulatory deadlines.
* Maintains employee health records in accordance with regulatory requirements and NAH policy.
* Facilitates periodic unannounced inspections by WC insurance carrier risk manager to identify opportunities for improvement.
* Collaborates with program champions on NAH Safe Patient Movement and Handling Program.
* Works with employee relations to facilitate fitness for duty and ADA reasonable accommodation evaluations and solutions.
* Collaborates with infection prevention analyst to compile and submit NHSN COVID-19 and influenza data as required.
* Compiles annual influenza data using NHSN template and provides to quality for submission.
Medical Management
* Assessment, examination, evaluation, and treatment decision making on medical diagnosis related to employee health that may include; Return to Work, Minor Illness or injury assessment and treatment plan, Functional Capacity, Fitness for Duty, or referral to advanced care coordination in collaboration with Infectious Disease, Emergency Room or Specialty providers.
* Medical surveillance requirements needs based on hazardous risk assessment of primary and secondary job functions for initial or annually as required. Review of lab work or screening tests prior to placement in work location.
* Collaboration with Human Resources Business Partners and Managers on Return to Work, Light Duty and Reasonable Accommodations (includes ergonomic considerations) that align with Worker's Compensation and Disability programs.
* Healthcare Medical Clearance for Respiratory Protection Program as needed based on employee answers to medical questionnaire.
* Key stakeholder in renovation and new space design for ergonomic consideration inclusion for build project.
* Annual review of TB Screening program for persons with past positive as required by statue or referral for additional testing or treatment as needed.
Financial Management
* Manages employee health program expenditures in accordance with the Fiscal Year approved budget.
* Collaborates with the RN case manager to triage injuries to the appropriate level of care and facilities early return to light duty to control Workers Compensation claim expense and minimize WC insurance premium expenditure.
* Maintains WC insurance coverage in states where private WC insurance is not allowed (i.e., Ohio, Washington).
* Ensures annual WC premium payroll audit, renewal application, approval and payments are completed on time.
* Facilitates light duty return to work program to engage and retain colleagues during recovery from accidents or injury.
Compliance/Safety
* Responsible for reporting any safety-related incident in a timely fashion through the Midas/RDE tool; attends all safety-related training programs; performs work in a safe manner; monitors work environment for possible safety issues and ensures others are also performing work in a safe manner.
* Stays current and complies with state and federal regulations/statutes and company policies that impact the employee's area of responsibility.
* If required for the position, ensures all certifications and/or licenses are up-to-date and valid prior to expiration dates.
* Completes all company mandatory modules and required job-specific training in the specified time frame.
Qualifications
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Nursing- Required
Master's degree in nursing, public health, or healthcare administration- Required
Certificates and Licensure
Active, unrestricted, Arizona RN License or valid, participating compact license- Required
BLS (American Heart Association) certification- Required
COHN-S or equivalent- Required
Experience
Current knowledge of professional evidence-based nursing (employee health preferred)- Required
Minimum 3 years recent employee health nursing experience- Required
Minimum 3 years recent supervisory or management experience- Preferred
Healthcare is a rapidly changing environment and technology is integrated into almost all aspects of patient care. Computers and other electronic devices are utilized across the organization and throughout each department. Colleagues must have an understanding of computers, and competence in using computers and basic software programs.
Director employee safety and health job description example 3
Henry Ford Health System director employee safety and health job description
Partnership with local and system leadership in creating a culture of health and safety for all employees including establishing the role and responsibilities of all site and system leadership with regards to supporting the culture. Ensures compliance with all federal, state and local regulations and standards involving employee injuries with a special focus on OSHA and MIOSHA regulations and reporting. Development and maintenance of safety programs, monitoring of processes regarding workers compensation and reporting to state and local regulating bodies, as well as collection of data and review of information to support process improvement and meeting regulatory standards.
Employee Health and Safety is administratively and operationally responsible for defining, developing, integrating and coordinating the delivery and reporting of system-wide employee health functions and processes, with direct oversight within the Henry Ford Hospital & Health Network. Provides leadership for the physician-Employee Health Medical Director. Responsible to oversee clinical delivery of service (EHS physician, nurses and clinic staff) to strategically position employee health related programs and services. Ensures the timely delivery of clinical services (screening, immunizations) to off-sight HFHS locations.
Direct an ongoing, organizational-wide process to collect information about deficiencies and opportunities for improvement in areas of employee safety. Responsible for the development and implementation of a strategy for Employee Health and Safety opportunities including developing, reporting, and monitoring metrics related to current state and progress towards strategic objectives. Fosters and maintains a collaborative relationship with external agencies and stakeholders related to process improvements and employee safety. Must be a team player with excellent oral and written communication skills to support, direct, and work with employees, leadership, physicians and various external audiences.
PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
+ Provides leadership and direction in all areas of risk assessment, regulatory compliance and employee health safety including strategic planning and system wide collaboration. Monitors data required for trending purposes. Advises on process improvement initiatives.
+ Actively interacts with all levels of leadership, employees (clinical and non-clinical alike), and physicians through meetings, presentations, formal and informal venues, to collaborate, partner, and otherwise promote behavioral change and process improvements as it relates to employee safety.
+ Monitors HIPPA compliant processes to protect employee privacy regarding employment / patient concerns
+ Collaborate with multiple functional areas and key stakeholders (system-wide) to deliver a comprehensive, coherent, effective, resilient, and sustainable Workplace Violence Prevention Program which ultimately reduces the number of workplace violence incidents and reduces the number and severity of injuries stemming from incidents that do occur
+ Operationalize all dimensions of HFH system-wide and regional policies to prevent violence and manage threats in the workplace, to include chairing the System Steering Committee for Workplace Violence Prevention (WPV) and optimizing the effectiveness of WPV Committees
+ Responsible for EHS budgets facilitates revenue, payment and allocation mechanisms. Monitors monthly allocation amounts and answers questions and facilitates issues from business unit finance.
+ Partnership with Environment of Care in emergency planning, procedures or protocols with a focus on creating changes that improve employee safety as appropriate.
+ Oversee Employee Health leadership as well as Safety Generalists responsible to prepare and maintain the records of occupational injuries and illnesses for designated HFHS employees and facilities as required by the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970.
+ Responsible for Site Employee Safety Specialists which, in partnership with this position, lead the Employee Safety initiatives, design process improvement interventions and promote cultural and behavioral change that support the overall strategy.
+ Reviews specialized studies and reports, formulates comments and summarizes content, providing patient safety quality improvement recommendations.
+ Ensures the identification and follow up action to all employee injuries, in partnership with leadership, as well as implementation of employee safety improvement efforts.
+ Participates in related training programs as directed, completing courses, workshops, seminars, and other training to keep abreast of employee safety and regulatory issues and concepts.
+ Conducts regular data collection, special audits and analysis related to employee safety and injury; supports corrective action plans necessary to address deficiencies.
+ Completes special projects, as assigned, related to employee safety.
+ Serves as an advisor to System planning and policy-making committees on employee health, safety and risk management issues.
+ Regularly participates in hospital and medical staff committees as indicated for employee health and safety improvements.
+ Performs other duties as assigned by the Vice President of HR.
+ Directs ongoing, organization-wide collection of information about deficiencies and opportunities for improvement in employee health and safety.
+ Reviews summaries of deficiencies, problems, failures, and user errors related to managing employee health and safety.
+ Reports on findings, recommendations, actions taken and results of measurements.
+ Participates in the development of employee health and safety policies and procedures.
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
+ Bachelor degree in Business Management, Healthcare Administration, or related field.
+ A minimum of five years of employee safety/safety/clinical quality experience required with two years project management experience preferred. 2 years of experience in a leadership capacity.
+ 2-3 years of experience managing/overseeing an Employee Health and Safety program for an organization is preferred.
+ Experience in the delivering of educational programs is an asset .
+ Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with other employees throughout the system, agencies, volunteers and the public
+ Strong interpersonal skills; ability to communicate effectively with all levels of management and staff
+ Strong oral and written communication skills including presentation skills
+ Experience with new program/initiative development, implementation and evaluation. Ability to act as a change agent, providing direction to others and gaining their support
+ Experience with clinical quality and employee health and safety principles/initiatives; demonstrated ability to apply concept
+ Computer skills including knowledge of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, email, and internet navigation software
+ Knowledge of basic budget development and fiscal management
+ Knowledge of accreditation standards, healthcare regulations, performance and quality improvement, employee safet
+ Understanding of JCAHO, OSHA, MIOSHA, HIPAA and other regulatory agency standard
+ Knowledge and application of statistical analyses
+ Knowledge and application of PI strategies such as LEAN, Six Sigma etc
Overview
Under the leadership of President and CEO Robert G. Riney, Henry Ford Health is a
$6 billion integrated health system comprised of six hospitals, a health plan, and 250+ sites
including medical centers, walk-in and urgent care clinics, pharmacy, eye care facilities and
other healthcare retail. Established in 1915 by auto industry pioneer Henry Ford, the health system
now has 32,000 employees and remains home to the 1,900-member Henry Ford Medical Group, one
of the nation's oldest physician groups. An additional 2,200 physicians are also affiliated with the
health system through the Henry Ford Physician Network. Henry Ford is also one of the region's
major academic medical centers, receiving between $90-$100 million in annual research funding and
remaining Michigan's fourth largest NIH-funded institution. Also an active participant in medical
education and training, the health system has trained nearly 40% of physicians currently practicing
in the state and also provides education and training for other health professionals including nurses,
pharmacists, radiology and respiratory technicians. visit HenryFord.com.
Benefits
Whether it's offering a new medical option, helping you make healthier lifestyle choices or
making the employee enrollment selection experience easier, it's all about choice. Henry
Ford Health has a new approach for its employee benefits program - My Choice
Rewards. My Choice Rewards is a program as diverse as the people it serves. There are
dozens of options for all of our employees including compensation, benefits, work/life balance
and learning - options that enhance your career and add value to your personal life. As an
employee you are provided access to Retirement Programs, an Employee Assistance Program
(Henry Ford Enhanced), Tuition Reimbursement, Paid Time Off, Employee Health and Wellness, and a whole host of other benefits and services. Employee's classified as contingent status are not eligible for benefits.
Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer
Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer Henry Ford Health is
committed to the hiring, advancement and fair treatment of all individuals without regard to
race, color, creed, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, size, height,
weight, marital status, family status, gender identity, sexual orientation, and genetic information,
or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal and state laws.